The Comte and the Peasant: A Hana Yori Dango Alternate Reality Fanfic
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Hi everyone. This is my first attempt at writing a fanfic so I would really appreciate feedback ^_^. The story is based on the HYD anime and the names of the characters have been altered in order to fit the new setting. The story takes place in medieval France and the characters are not meant to represent any historical figures, real or fictitious. Here is a little guide to the new names of the characters in case you get confused:
The Main Character and her family:
Makino Tsukushi = Thadea Marcoux
Mother: Cherie Marcoux
Father: Pierre Marcoux
Brother: Sumner Marcoux
The F4:
Doumiouji Tsukasa = Tiernan Doumet, the son of the Comte (Count) de Champagne
Hanazawa Rui = Ruiz Hainault, the son of the Comte de Troyes
Mimasaka Akira = Aleron Mimeaux, the son of the Viscount of Troyes
Nishikado Soujirou = Stefan Nicaise, the son of the Comte de Provins
Other Characters:
Doumiouji Tsubaki = Teresa Doumet, the Countess of Fenton
Endou Makiko = Mirielle Enaud
Matsuoka Yuki = Yeva Maltais
Aoike Kazuya = Kasen Audet
Toudou Shizuka = Serafina Toureau, daughter of the Comte de Ghent
Sanjou Sakurako = Sadrina Santerre
Okawahara Shigeru = Sydney Ouellette, the daughter of the Duke of Orleans
Asai Yuriko = Yvonne Asselin
Ayuhara Eriko = Erika Aymard
Yamano ? = Jaimie Ysabeau (I don't remember Yamano's first name or if they even give her one in the anime so I just randomly picked a name for her)
Some more information before you start reading the fanfic:
This is an alternate reality fanfic, so the story may not follow the original plotline of the anime. When I was watching the series, it occurred to me that the F4 and their families were like nobility, and so I thought it would be interesting to write a fanfic placing the characters in a medieval setting.
The story takes place in 1350 A.D. in Troyes, France, which is a city located in the County of Champagne. For those not familiar with the royal hierarchy, here is a brief outline going from highest rank to lowest:
King/Queen à Prince/Princess à Duke/Duchess à Marquis/Marquessà Comte (Count/Earl)/ Comtess (Countess) à Viscount/Viscountess à Baron/Baroness à Castellan (Sire) à Knight
Both the Castellan and Knight are not really included in the peerage, and the title of Knight is not a title of aristocracy. Usually, the title of Baronet comes after Baron, but when I was doing a bit of research online, there seemed to be no mention of Baronets in the list of French nobility so I just decided to ignore that title and replace it with Castellan instead. Besides, this is a fanfic, not a history book ^_^. I also chose the character names by trying to find similar French equivalents (so I'm not being historically accurate in the surnames of the French counties and viscounties, etc but I figured it doesn't matter all that much ^_^).
During the feudal period, the title of Duke is given to the governor of a province, the title of Comte/Count is given to someone appointed by the king to govern a county or a city and its surroundings, a Marquis is a Comte who is also the governor of a "march" ( a region at the boundaries of the kingdom which needed more protection), a Viscount is the lieutenant of a Count, a Baron is a lord like a Count or Duke but of lower ranking, and a Castellan is the commander of a castle.
Anyways, I think this introduction is long enough. Now, on with the story!